Cliffhanger

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Cliffhanger is a 1993 action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone as a mountain climber caught in a high-altitude heist gone wrong.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
action film
film
thriller film
antagonistName Eric Qualen
characterRole Janine Turner as Jessie Deighan
John Lithgow as Eric Qualen
Michael Rooker
surface form: Michael Rooker as Hal Tucker

Sylvester Stallone as Gabe Walker
cinematographyBy Alex Thomson
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Renny Harlin
distributedBy TriStar Pictures
editedBy Frank J. Urioste
John F. Link
filmingLocation Dolomites
Alps
surface form: Italian Alps
genre action
thriller
homeMedia released on Blu-ray
released on DVD
released on VHS
leadCharacterName Gabe Walker
leadCharacterOccupation mountain climber
mpaaRating R
musicBy Trevor Jones
notableAward nominated for Academy Award for Best Sound
nominated for Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing
notableScene opening rescue sequence on a high wire between two planes and a mountain peak
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A mountain climber is drawn into a high-altitude heist after a botched mid-air robbery scatters cases of cash in the mountains.
producer Alan Marshall
Renny Harlin
productionCompany Carolco Pictures
releaseDateUS May 1993
releaseYear 1993
runningTime approximately 113 minutes
screenwriter Michael France
Sylvester Stallone
setting Rocky Mountains
starring Caroline Goodall
Janine Turner
John Lithgow
Leon Robinson
Michael Rooker
Rex Linn
Sylvester Stallone
storyBy Michael France
theme guilt and redemption
survival in extreme conditions

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Renny Harlin directed Cliffhanger
John Lithgow notableWork Cliffhanger
Ralph Waite notableWork Cliffhanger
Renny Harlin notableWork Cliffhanger
Sylvester Stallone notableWork Cliffhanger